Archive for month: August, 2014

Though it is possible to handle your own workplace injury claim, the truth of the matter is that it’s really not in your best interest. If you want to ensure that you have the best chance at paying your medical bills, recouping your lost income and retaining your job, then hiring a workplace accident attorney is a necessity you can’t afford to skip.

If you decide not to hire a workplace accident attorney, you could find yourself making these common (but ultimately costly) mistakes:

Clerical errors and missed deadlines – Without a professional attorney on your side, you run the risk of filing the wrong paperwork, missing a deadline or forgetting an important form. These could all leave you footing the bill for your own accident.

Incorrect or absent medical documents – If you’re not well-versed in injury claims, you probably won’t know what medical documents and records are necessary to prove your injury, or how to request them properly. With the help of an experienced workplace accident attorney, you can rest assured that this won’t be an issue.

Retaliatory termination – Though employers aren’t legally allowed to fire you because of your workplace injury, some employers may try to illegally terminate you anyway. Fortunately, this is a lot less likely to happen when you have a professional attorney representing you.

Low settlement– If you’re not sure exactly how much money you’re due – from your injuries and medical bills, lost income, and disability payments – you could end up settling for much less than your claim is actually worth. An attorney can help accurately estimate what you’re due and ensure you get the settlement you deserve.

Do you want to prevent these unfortunate occurrences in your injury claim? Then contact a workplace accident attorney at the Law Offices of Pat Maloney today for help.

If you are the victim of a truck accident, you’re due money for your medical bills, car damages, and any other expenses you have incurred due to the wreck. However,if that truck accident was the result of reckless or dangerous driving, you could be due even more. According to San Antonio truck accident attorney Pat Maloney, if you were the victim of a truck accident caused by a reckless driver, you could have grounds for a legal claim and be due much more than a traditional insurance claim can garner you.

Filing a Claim Against a Reckless Driver

In most car or truck accident cases, you file a claim through your respective insurance companies and your medical bills and car damages will be covered by the truck driver’s policy. But in the event that they were driving recklessly or negligently, you may have grounds for filing a legal claim against them, too. In addition to the damages and medical bills that an insurance claim can cover, a legal claim could compensate you for:

Expected future medical costs, including rehabilitation, therapy, and other forms of treatment

Pain, suffering, and mental anguish

Income lost while recovering from your injuries

The income you will lose over your lifetime if the injury has rendered you incapable of working

Pain and anguish your family has suffered

Punitive damages if the judge or jury decides that the driver should be punished financially in order to deter such reckless driving in the future

In the end, a legal claim could end up compensating you much more than an insurance claim typically would.

Contact a San Antonio Truck Accident Attorney

If you think you have grounds for filing a legal claim against the driver in your truck accident, contact San Antonio truck accident attorney Pat Maloney today.

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